Case report of ervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in association with flavum ligament ossification: MRI and CT appearance
Background. Our objective is to analyze the cervical spinal cord damage and spinal canal stenosis due to OPLL which usually affects the cervical spine and leads to progressive myelopathy in 50–60s in Asian population; to demonstrate the mixed type OPLL and to show OPLL specific dural penetration sig...
Main Authors: | Monique Boukobza, Jurgita Ušinskienė, Simona Letautienė |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
2013-09-01
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Series: | Acta Medica Lituanica |
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Online Access: | https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21509 |
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